In a new National Geographic docudrama series, the award-winning actor unveils the latest insights into the eruption of Mount ...

It was one of history’s most dramatic moments—but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius wasn’t a single disaster. Recent evidence reveals how three settlements faced three distinct fates, reshaping our ...

Experts have unraveled substantial new text from two carbonized Herculaneum scrolls, including what may be a previously unknown work by a Stoic philosopher.

The actor leads a captivating series on National Geographic about the ancient city and its inhabitants, reconstructing the ...

But only one features actor Tom Hiddleston taking on the role of a “time detective” to bring the people of Pompeii to vivid ...

Before he was Marvel's God of Mischief, Tom Hiddleston got a degree in Classics. Now, he's merging his longtime interest in ...

A full Herculaneum scroll "unwrapped" with technology reveals new texts, titles and authors unknown to history and ushers in a new era for the study of the ancient world.

An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable until recently.

We all know the plaster casts of Pompeii, haunting human snapshots of people caught in their final moments during the ...

The papyrus manuscript was part of a vast library preserved by volcanic ash. Now, the remaining passages—which examine ethics, knowledge and human nature—are accessible for the first time since 79 C.E ...

Before Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii in ash, it was a thriving city filled with busy homes and bustling streets.

An astronaut has captured spectacular images of volcanoes from space. European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot shared views on Wednesday, May 27, of Mount Etna and Vesuvius from 250 miles above ...